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Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani y Louis Vuitton are some of the companies cited by Buenos Aires real estate brokers that are interested in expanding in the Argentinean market as a result of Mauricio Macri's victory in the recent presidential elections. Macri's government is expected to lift restrictions to import (luxury) goods as well as to liberalize the exchange rate. Other companies cited include Dunkin' Donuts, Pizza Hut and Carl's. Retail chain Forever 21 recently opened a store in a Buenos Aires shopping.

Procter & Gamble/ Global

The packaged-goods giant Procter & Gamble has completed the North American media agency review, shifting most of its business from Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest Group to two other agencies — Dentsu Aegis Network’s Carat (a planning incumbent) and Omnicom Media Group. Of the two, Omnicom Media received the bigger share of business. Starcom will continue to work on Duracell, cosmetics, fragrances, and some hair products in the US and Canada. It will continue to handle media for P&G outside of the US. Starcom continues to manage P&G's local digital business for Mexico as well as P&G's brand planning and buying for the whole region.

Hilton Worldwide/ Paraguay

Hilton Worldwide has signed a Letter of Intent with Grupo Cartes to bring the flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand to Paraguay. The management agreement is anticipated to be signed in Q1 2016.Designed by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott and expected to open by the end of 2018, plans call for a full-service Hilton hotel featuring 180 guest rooms and 50 Hilton branded residences located at the intersection of Aviadores del Chaco and Campos Cervera.

HotelREZ/ Argentina

Following its recent partnership with Barcelona-based Qualis Hospitality Group, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts adds hotels in both Spain and Latin America (LATAM), to its growing portfolio of independents. The latest property signing with the representation company is the 5 star Sant Pere del Bosc Hotel & Spa in Spain.Other properties which have recently come on board the HO chain code, include Hotel Ambit Barcelona, in city-centre Barcelona; Vega De Cazalla, in Andalucia, Spain; and Estancia Monte Viejo in Argentina.

“Despegue”/ Argentina

With the overall creative direction of Walter Onorato and Diego Duprat, agency Almacen has released its new spot for Minicuotas Ribeiro. With a humorous tone, the piece shows people receiving the wrong gifts for Christmas and why nobody understands what is going on. The mystery is revealed at the end of the piece. The spot was directed by Nico Parodi. The piece features Argentinian mediatic Victoria Xipolitakis, one of the most controversial figures of recent times in that country. Google contributed to the campaign, which in addition is Youtube’s first unskippable Labs conducted in Argentina. In this online platform, users will find up to 8 different versions of the spot, strategically created and fixed to maximize views and convertions to the ribeiro.com.ar e-commerce site.

Each fall, the USHCC hosts the country’s largest gathering of Hispanic business leaders: The USHCC National Convention. The Convention is held every year in a city that embodies the American entrepreneurial spirit and supports a thriving small business community.

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